Ivangorod

For other places with the same name, see Ivangorod (disambiguation).

Ivangorod
Ивангород
Town[1]
The reconstructed fortress of Narva (to the left) overlooking the Russian fortress of Ivangorod (to the right)
The reconstructed fortress of Narva (to the left) overlooking the Russian fortress of Ivangorod (to the right)
Flag of Ivangorod
Flag
Coat of arms of Ivangorod
Coat of arms
Location of Ivangorod
Map
Ivangorod is located in Russia
Ivangorod
Ivangorod
Location of Ivangorod
Ivangorod is located in Leningrad Oblast
Ivangorod
Ivangorod
Ivangorod (Leningrad Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°22′N 28°13′E / 59.367°N 28.217°E / 59.367; 28.217
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKingiseppsky District[1]
Settlement municipal formationIvangorodskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
Founded1492[2]
Town status sinceOctober 28, 1954[3]
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total9,854
 • Capital ofIvangorodskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
 • Municipal districtKingiseppsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementIvangorodskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofIvangorodskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
188490, 188491
Dialing code(s)+7 81375[8]
OKTMO ID41621102001
Websitewww.ivangorod.ru

Ivangorod (Russian: Иванго́род, IPA: [ɪvɐnˈɡorət]; Estonian: Jaanilinn; Votic: Jaanilidna) is a town in Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Narva river which flows along the Estonia–Russia international border, 159 kilometers (99 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, 218 kilometers (135 mi) east of Tallinn, Estonia. The town's population was recorded as 9,854 (2010 Census);[4] 11,206 (2002 Census);[9] 11,833 (1989 Soviet census).[10]

Ivangorod is a major border crossing point and a railway station on the Tallinn–St. Petersburg line. It is located just opposite to the Estonian town of Narva. The town is the site of the Ivangorod Fortress, a prominent fortification monument of the 15th and the 16th centuries.

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  4. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
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  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Общая информация об Ивангороде (in Russian). Ivangorod official website. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  9. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.